this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley, and these are the latest headlines. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. lam the i am the proudest mum in the world, such a beautiful little boy. and he fought right until the very end. and in so proud to be his mum. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. israeli planes have struck palestinian militant targets in gaza for a second day. the israeli army says it is preparing for its operation to last a week.

the effects from a cyber attack on the uk's nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were affected. good afternoon. we begin with the announcement within the last we begin with the announcement within the last few we begin with the announcement within the last few minutes we begin with the announcement within the last few minutes with we begin with the announcement within the last few minutes with the announcement that archie battersby has died. the royal london hospital was given permission to end his treatment today. archie's parents had fought a long—running legal battle over the withdrawal of treatment and in recent days made bids to the high court, court of appeal and european court of human rights to have him transferred to a hospice to die.

helena wilkinson reports. that success was not granted and life support was withdrawn. this is what his mother had to stay within the last few minutes. i am what his mother had to stay within the last few minutes.— the last few minutes. i am the roudest the last few minutes. i am the proudest mum _ the last few minutes. i am the proudest mum in _ the last few minutes. i am the proudest mum in the - the last few minutes. i am the proudest mum in the world, . the last few minutes. i am the i proudest mum in the world, such the last few minutes. i am the - proudest mum in the world, such a beautiful little boy, and he fought right until the very end. and i'm so proud to be his mum. he right until the very end. and i'm so proud to be his mum.— right until the very end. and i'm so proud to be his mum. he was taken off of all medication _ proud to be his mum. he was taken off of all medication at _ proud to be his mum. he was taken off of all medication at ten - proud to be his mum. he was taken off of all medication at ten o'clock l off of all medication at ten o'clock and his_ off of all medication at ten o'clock and his entire stats remained completely stable for two hours, until they — completely stable for two hours, until they removed ventilation. and he went_ until they removed ventilation. and he went completely blue. there is absolutely nothing dignified about watching a family member or a child suffocate _ watching a family member or a child suffocate. no family should ever

have _ suffocate. no family should ever have to — suffocate. no family should ever have to go through what we have had to -o have to go through what we have had to go through. it is barbaric. archie's mum and other relatives outside the hospital 80 minutes ago. helen robinson, our correspondent, looks back at this case and that archie's short life. after only four months on life support, archie's treatment was withdrawn earlier in hospital. the 12—year—old was found unconscious in april, he suffered brain damage. doctors treating him said there was no hope of recovery, that archie was brain dead. but health nhs trust which runs the royal london hospital went to court to ask for archie's treatment to end. thejudge agreed to ask for archie's treatment to end. the judge agreed that it should. archie's parents disagreed. it was the start of a lengthy legal battle over their son's treatment. i

do not believe archie has been given enough time. from the beginning, i have always thought, what is the rush? his heart is still beating, he has gripped my hand. and as his mother, and my gut instinct, i know my son is still there.— my son is still there. archie's family took — my son is still there. archie's family took their _ my son is still there. archie's family took their case - my son is still there. archie's| family took their case through my son is still there. archie's - family took their case through the courts. �* .., family took their case through the courts. �* .. ., courts. after careful thought, we refuse permission _ courts. after careful thought, we refuse permission to _ courts. after careful thought, we refuse permission to appeal. - courts. after careful thought, we refuse permission to appeal. but 'udue refuse permission to appeal. judge after refuse permission to appeal. iei,ii judge afterjudge agreed with doctors that it is not in archie black best interest to continue with life—support treatment. as that legal battle came to an end, there was one final one, are cheap and parents wanted him to move to a hospice. it was said it would create considerable risk to his permission and the drudge refused permission. —— considerable risk to his condition, and thejudge refused

permission. how his parents must be feeling now is difficult to imagine. let's speak to our correspondent simonjones, who's with me now. it isa it is a heart—wrenching story, it has been from the start, from when people learned about this boy being found unconscious and then the hospital saying there was no measurable brain activity without life—support, in their view, and then the family of a battle, first to get treatment continued and then to get treatment continued and then to have him transferred to a hospice. nobody ever wins out of these cases. they are rare, but what do you think it illustrates in what the family have been through over the family have been through over the last few months? figs the family have been through over the last few months?— the family have been through over the last few months? as you say, it is a very sad — the last few months? as you say, it is a very sad story _ the last few months? as you say, it is a very sad story that _ the last few months? as you say, it is a very sad story that has - the last few months? as you say, it is a very sad story that has been - is a very sad story that has been played out, both in the courts and in the media, and we saw from the footage just in the media, and we saw from the footagejust outside in the media, and we saw from the footage just outside the hospital when the family spoke a short time ago, just how devastating this has been for them. archie's mother describing him as a lovely little boy, and speaking of their absolute heartbreak in this case. now, the

family knew this was coming because the life—support was turned off at ten o'clock this morning, we knew that was going to happen when the courts said they wouldn't intervene late last night, then archie died at around 1215. the family have always said they wanted a fight to give archie a chance, but this was a case that really pitted the family against medical advice because the hospital, theirfirm view against medical advice because the hospital, their firm view was there was no hope, that archie could not survive without the life—support, and it was just futile prolonging this. but the family said they wanted hope, they wanted to believe that he could be get better. i think what you see in this is really a family tragedy played out that have already seen, that we have all become a part of, that we have all failed. but i oppose also it isjust looking at this difference between medical advice and sometimes personal opinion and also with medical advice, the doctors go to court, they give their opinion, the family want to say, actually, we

believe different, and that is the sad thing of how it plays out. there are alwa s sad thing of how it plays out. there are always exceptional _ sad thing of how it plays out. there are always exceptional cases - sad thing of how it plays out. there are always exceptional cases where people know these stories, of someone who is in a persistent vegetative state for years, suddenly recovered. clearly, doctors make a calculation about the likelihood of that. the cost of preserving knife, i don't mean in financial terms, —— preserving life, and they reached a digital —— differentjudgment. digital —— different judgment. people digital —— differentjudgment. people think, i could be in that situation, i could be a parent in that child or someone who suffers a catastrophic injury as archie does, and when is it ever right for anyone other than the family to make that decision? it is a hard question to answer. i decision? it is a hard question to answer. ~' decision? it is a hard question to answer. ~ , ., ., , ., answer. i think you really so that when the mother— answer. i think you really so that when the mother spoke - answer. i think you really so that | when the mother spoke yesterday evening because she was saying still at that point that she still believed there was hope and she believed there was hope and she believed there was hope and she believed the courts had made the wrong decision, all these calls, it went to the high court, the court of

appeal, the supreme court, the european court of human rights, but judge afterjudge sided in favour of the doctors. but the mother also had very much feeling that she had to do everything she could, everything she felt she needed to do, and she was able to say, despite the outcome, that she felt she had represented the wishes and needs of her son. but, ultimately, the cult came down in favour of the doctors, but the doctors —— the courts came down in favour of the doctors. they were looking at what was in the best interest of archie so even when it was in the case of the family wanting to move archie to a hospice because they didn't want him to die in the noise and chaos of the hospital, thejudges had to consider whether that was appropriate, and the judge whether that was appropriate, and thejudge in whether that was appropriate, and the judge in that case, late yesterday, decided that actually even moving him a short distance to the hospice would be too dangerous, and possibly might have died in the ambulance moving to the hospital.

ultimately, what we need to remember is this is a young's boy life, this is this is a young's boy life, this is a family but my grief, and ultimately they couldn't agree with the medical profession, and it sadly has ended with the two sides are really pitted against either —— each other, but as you said earlier, cases like this are pretty rare. the conservative party leadership contenders have set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. liz truss has said she would help people with the cost of living crisis by lowering taxes, not giving "handouts". rishi sunak warned that the conservatives could "kiss goodbye" to winning the next election unless inflation is quickly brought under control. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has the details. for whichever candidate becomes the next prime minister, tackling rising energy costs will be an immediate challenge. liz truss has said she'd focus on cutting taxes and boosting supply, ruling out "hand—outs". what i will do from day one is reduce taxes, so reverse the national insurance rise, and also have a temporary

moratorium on the green energy levy, so people are spending less of their money on fuel bills. but what i'm about, as a conservative, is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. at a hustings in eastbourne last night, both candidates doubled down on their approach to the economy. liz truss spoke of hope and optimism, and not talking the country into recession. rishi sunak�*s message to the party — get real. we all heard what they said yesterday, all of you saw the numbers, and if we don't get a grip of this thing and get a grip of it fast, then we can kiss goodbye to winning that next election. so the first thing to put ourselves in a position to win is get through inflation and and get through it quickly, and not do things worse, but then... thank you. i would also... earlier, environmental protesters disrupted the event, calling for action on climate change and energy bills — another sign that, for some, the focus of this contest

is not reflecting reality. jonathan blake, bbc news. in croatia, at least 12 people have been killed and 32 injured after a polish bus veered off a highway early this morning. the bus was heading in the direction of the croatian capital zagreb when it crashed near the city of varazdin. it was on its way to a well—known catholic pilgrimage site in bosnia—herzegovina. three priests and six nuns were among the bus passengers. poland's justice minister has ordered warsaw's prosecutors 0ffice to launch an investigation into the cause of the bus crash. let's go live to poland and speak to our warsaw correspondent, adam easton. adam, this is a pilgrimage, it is a regular event, presumably. what more do we know about the circumstances in which this crash happened? this bus set off in which this crash happened? ti 3 bus set off from poland in which this crash happened? ti 1 bus set off from poland yesterday, on friday, and it was travelling southwards to that small bosnian

town in northern croatia when the crash happened, which took place at 5:40pm —— 5:40am local time. apparently, it veered off the highway and rolled off into a ditch, causing the death of at least 12 of those passengers and injuring all 32 other people on board. we know there were two drivers, there was some speculation in croatian media about one of the drivers, the driver obviously behind the wheel at the time, but that is possibly falling asleep, but that is just speculation, it has not been confirmed at all by any of the official sources. and, yes, as you mentioned, this is a hugely popular pilgrimage for people here in poland they have been going since the early 19805 they have been going since the early 1980s to the small bosnian town. poland, of course, it remains a very

roman catholic country, one of the most roman catholic countries in europe. eversince most roman catholic countries in europe. ever since the 1980s when a local children in the town said they saw a vision of the virgin mary in 1981, pilgrimages have been taking place to this town every year. it is estimated 2.5 many people across the world make the pilgrimage to the town. many of them from poland. so, the catholic bishops across the country have announced that the mass services on sunday, there will be players —— prayers for the victims and the families of the victims all across the country.— and the families of the victims all across the country. adam easton in warsaw, across the country. adam easton in warsaw. thank— across the country. adam easton in warsaw, thank you _ across the country. adam easton in warsaw, thank you very _ across the country. adam easton in warsaw, thank you very much. - israel says it's arrested 19 members of the palestinian group, islamichhad, in raids across the west bank. this is after carrying out air—strikes against targets in gaza yesterday in which 11 palestinians were killed, including a commander of islamichhad and a child. in retaliation, islamichhad

militants fired dozens of rockets into israel from gaza. 0ur correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. well, we are seeing some dramatic pictures coming from the gaza strip. in just the past couple of hours, an apartment building reduced to rubble by an israeli air strike just minutes after people they received a warning call. big plumes of smoke on the gaza skyline, and we've also got reports of a first direct hit on an israeli house in the south of the country where a family was in a bomb shelter at the time. this is day two of an operation that the israeli military says could last for a week, but it is to counter islamichhad militants. islamichhad is the second—biggest militant group in gaza. israel sees it as posing a direct threat, and islamichhad has said that since one of its leaders was killed by an israeli air strike last night, it will eventually. and since then, it has fired some 200 rockets into israel,

most of which have been intercepted by its iron dome missile defence system. now, it is important to note, as the exchange of fire goes on, that hamas, which is the most powerful militant group which governs gaza, has notjoined this round of fighting. and as egypt, who is the traditional mediator here, tries to bring about a ceasefire and going between the two sides, that could prove to be really crucial. the headlines on bbc news... 12—year—old archie battersby has died. his family confirmed it after his life support was withdrawn this morning. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing twelve polish people and injuring more than thirty others.

the effects from a cyber attack on the uk's nhs111 system could take until next week to resolve. it affected the phone lines and electronic referrals to out—of—hours gps. the service helps people get the right advice and treatment when they need it. nhs england said disruption was minimal. i'm joined now by cyber security expert, chelsea jarvie. chelsea, expert, chelsea jarvie. thanks very much for talking chelsea, thanks very much for talking to us today. what more do we know about how this attack took place and the extent of it? we have had slightly mixed messages and some of the reporting of this story in the last 24—hour. of the reporting of this story in the last 24-hour.— of the reporting of this story in the last 24-hour. , ., ., the last 24-hour. yes, at the moment there isn't a — the last 24-hour. yes, at the moment there isn't a huge _ the last 24-hour. yes, at the moment there isn't a huge amount _ the last 24-hour. yes, at the moment there isn't a huge amount of - there isn't a huge amount of information about what has actually happened. what the nhs have said is that the software that has been affected, they get it from third party, and the nhs are working with

the software company, advantage, sent —— —— to see what has happened and how the attack occurred and looking at how they can reduce the impact and fix any vulnerabilities that come out of this going forward. the difficulty is the nhs is a big organisation but it uses suppliers to deliver this kind of service, specialist companies like advantage. absolutely, most businesses need other services, to save hassle developing systems internally, it is useful to us to use different services and suppliers, but that comes with the additional security risk where those supplies have to be maintaining their own cyber security and keeping that good cyber hygiene in place said that we are not then impacted by an attack on their side. there was an attack on the nhs, slightly bizarre attack a few years ago that seemed to be linked to north korea.

ago that seemed to be linked to north korea-— ago that seemed to be linked to north korea. yes, that attack was five ears north korea. yes, that attack was five years ago _ north korea. yes, that attack was five years ago now, _ north korea. yes, that attack was five years ago now, it _ north korea. yes, that attack was five years ago now, it was - north korea. yes, that attack was five years ago now, it was a - north korea. yes, that attack was i five years ago now, it was a massive ransomware attack which affected organisations and governments right across the globe. the nhs was called in a crossfire without attack. so, it wasn't a targeted attack, in particular, so we do see some people come under targeted attacks from cyber security hacking groups, and then others, it is just a fluke. somebody has clicked on a fishing e—mail or you have been unlucky, really. e-mail or you have been unlucky, reall . ., , ., , , really. you see, that is very striking. — really. you see, that is very striking, that _ really. you see, that is very striking, that one _ really. you see, that is very striking, that one could - really. you see, that is very l striking, that one could think really. you see, that is very - striking, that one could think that one keystroke by one person using part of the surveys that relies on a particular software, can actually end up disabling, potentially, the whole service. that seems to be almost an in—built vulnerability, thatis almost an in—built vulnerability, that is quite worrying. me almost an in-built vulnerability,

that is quite worrying.— that is quite worrying. we talk about security _ that is quite worrying. we talk about security in _ that is quite worrying. we talk about security in depth - that is quite worrying. we talk about security in depth and i that is quite worrying. we talk i about security in depth and defence in depth, so for somebody to click on a link or download an attachment in an e—mail, and for that to have such a big chain reaction doesn't require other vulnerabilities to be in a system, so we have to look at security of all different levels and across all different systems and suppliers, and people as well, so try to get people to understand the impact they can have on the security position of an organisation and not to click links and things, so it is important for businesses to look at security right across the board. it should be something that in a sense it is not like there is just one defence, they should be several defences. ~ , , ., defences. absolutely. so there are lots of different _ defences. absolutely. so there are lots of different controls _ defences. absolutely. so there are lots of different controls that i defences. absolutely. so there are lots of different controls that we i lots of different controls that we have to put in place, from people, processes, technology as well. i think with this one, they have invoked their incident response plan, the nhs, which is another thing which is really important, to have those plans in place, and to

test them to make sure you know what to do in an incident. in security, we talk about, not even a cyber attack is going to happen but when, because we are fighting of malicious activity on a daily basis, so it really is something we are working on every single day to keep ahead of. ., ~' , ., , on every single day to keep ahead of. . ,, , ., , . ukraine and russia have blamed each other for the shelling of the russian—occupied zaporizhia nuclear power plant. the attacks are said to have also hit nearby high—voltage power lines. ukrainian and western officials have accused russian forces of using the complex to launch attacks, leaving the ukrainians unable to respond for fear of causing a disaster. ukraine's president zelensky said the kremlin must take responsibility for what he called a terror attack. a 20—year—old woman has become the third member of a british family to die from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in bangladesh. samira islam was found unconscious on 26july. her 16—year—old brother mahiqul

and father rofiqul also died after being found in a flat in the region of sylhet. police in the area continue to investigate the deaths. as parts of england start to enforce temporary hosepipe bans this summer, concern is now turning to the risk of wild fires across the uk. fire chiefs have warned that our cities need to be better prepared by learning from the rural services that have been tackling and preventing fires in the countryside for years. claire marshall reports. the searing heat coupled with the lack of rain has made the countryside bone dry. wildfires normally seen on moors or grasslands have come closer than ever to houses. in early summer, this blaze began on a country parkjust south of birmingham. it came within a few metres of local homes. we went to look at what was left behind. the wind direction changed and it's pushed it this way, north. so the houses, where are the houses? just over there?

the houses are sort of down here, through the trees, yeah. so when that happened, the decision was made to start evacuating some of them houses. not one house was damaged. david swallow�*s team managed to contain the blaze, helped by his expertise as the uk's leading wildfire tactical advisor. he had been monitoring temperatures and the wind for weeks. you know, 40—degree heat in the uk with humidity that's down to 20% — they are mediterranean, western us seaboard—type conditions that we've never experienced before. losing a whole row of houses, it's not... it's not something that happens in the uk, but i think it's something that we're going to have to be better prepared for. head south, and these are the malvern hills — a haven for plants and animals. this is the kind of landscape that needs protecting. but everything is really dry, and it's very vulnerable. look at this — someone's tried to light a barbecue here on the bare grass. this is just one of dozens found

every week in the summer. local managers here work closely with the fire service. they manage the risks from rising temperatures, and also the rising numbers of summer visitors. the fire brigade, having a clear plan of knowing where they can get to, that is critical. as we see ourselves, the number of people accessing our land, the number of — the frequency of firestarter events where you've got barbecues, small fires, glass that's left out — we are seeing that increasing pretty much year on year. back on the country park, two days after the fire broke out, it still wasn't completely out. city council ranger dave — not a trained firefighter — has learned to work alongside the crews. how many fires have you put out so far this year? this year? i'm looking at probably about six or eight. how do you look ahead to the summer? the climate's changing, things are getting hotter. it's...

it's scary. as the world heats, it's where the countryside spaces meet the city that will become a bigger part of the front line in the fight against wildfires. claire marshall, bbc news. the conspiracy theorist alex jones has been ordered to pay more than $115 million in punitive damages, after falsely claiming that the 2012 sandy hook school—shooting was a hoax. the defamation case was brought by the parents of one of the victims, who say they endured harassment and emotional distress because of the disinformation spread by the right—wing host of the infowars website. nomia iqbal reports. after decades of building a cult following, alexjones is facing the cost of spreading lies. for years, he claimed that the deadliest school shooting in us history, in sandy hook, connecticut, ten years ago, was a hoax. he said it was staged by the government to increase gun controls. 20 children and six

teachers were killed. his behaviour led to families being harassed and targeted with death threats. this action was brought by the parents of six—year—old victim jesse lewis. the jury's already ordered jones to pay them more than $4 million for the trauma he has caused. today is very important for me. it's been a long time coming. i feel very good about being here today — to face alexjones, to hold him accountable for what he said and did to me, and to restore the honour and legacy of my son, that was tarnished by mrjones. during the trial, jones retracted his conspiracy theories and explained why on his webcast. i admitted i was wrong. i admitted it was a mistake. i admitted that i followed disinformation but not on purpose. i apologised to the families. and the jury understood that.

but he continued to use his platform to continue to attack thejurors and judges. his lawyer said he had a right to free speech. alex jones will be on the air today. he will be on the air tomorrow. he will be on the next week. he's going to keep doing his job, holding the power structure accountable. the conspiracy theorist also claimed he's bankrupt. the court heard he wasn't that broke. he is a very successful man. he promulgated some hate speech and some misinformation, but he made a lot of money, and he monetised that. earlier in the week an unexpected twist happened — jones' lawyers accidentally sent two years' worth of text messages to the other side. and that is how i know you lied to me when you said you didn't have a text message about sandy hook. did you know that? the committee investigating the january 6th capitol riots now want to talk to jones to see what role he may have played. alexjones established himself as a maverick of the far right but his reckoning could now set a precedent for the

price of fake news. nomia iqbal, bbc news. let's talk to baroness illora finlay, professor of palliative medicine at cardiff university and a crossbench peer. to discuss the case of archie battersby, whose death was announced half an hour or go or so. thank you for being with us, very different day for the family and i guess for the clinicians involved in this case as well. we talked a few days ago about trying to find ways where perhaps these disputes could be managed differently, ideally, away from the spotlight of the media and the courts. ~ , ,., , . , the courts. absolutely. the tragedy of this is absolutely _ the courts. absolutely. the tragedy of this is absolutely overwhelming. | of this is absolutely overwhelming. and the problem with the adversarial system of once it gets too cold is

it takes everybody but my time away from being bedside of the person who is dying, for the family, and for the clinicians, it takes them away from the care of that patience and other patients, quite apart from the fact that there are enormous costs involved for everybody. so, anything that we can do to try to avoid things escalating would be worth looking at. of course, there always will be something, some cases that do end up in court, it is not to say it is something —— to go down that route ever but i do think it may be helpful if we can find a way of intervening early. in helpful if we can find a way of intervening early.— helpful if we can find a way of intervening early. in terms of cases of this kind, — intervening early. in terms of cases of this kind, although _ intervening early. in terms of cases of this kind, although we _ intervening early. in terms of cases of this kind, although we don't i intervening early. in terms of cases | of this kind, although we don't know the first—hand experiences of this case, given your specialist, and you often deal with cases of people at

the end of their life, how do you kind of manage that communication process. because often, it is over a long period of time, they have known they have been ill, they may have been developing —— they may have a condition that has been developing, or eight could be a short prognosis, but a lot of it must be down to that kind of qualitative communication. when your bad news, you have to remember that when someone is in shock, they often can't hear the information that is being given, it is as if they become deaf from the shock. you have to find a way of giving them the information in small enough chunks so they can take it on—board, always being completely honest with people and helping them understand. and as soon as there a misunderstanding anywhere of trying to undo that misunderstanding and correct it and reset the agenda so

that the patient or the patient and family know that you, as a clinician, working with them to try to do something about this devastating situation, whether it is the disease, the accident, outcome, whatever has happened, i think you are working with them, and in a way, the disease, it is as if it is your comment emanate, it is what you are trying to tackle, but also... had ou deal trying to tackle, but also... had you deal with — trying to tackle, but also... had you deal with a _ trying to tackle, but also... had you deal with a situation that for many patients, they feel they go down this route, it will be the medical establishment closing ranks, how to make the process feel genuinely independent party mark —— independent? the genuinely independent party mark -- independent?— independent? the first step is to know ou independent? the first step is to know you are _ independent? the first step is to know you are being _ independent? the first step is to know you are being completely l independent? the first step is to i know you are being completely open and honest with them about everything all the way, and explaining to people. nobody should underestimate how terrifying it is to discover that your whole world has fallen apart in a moment, and